OPI poll results

Source: OPI.net

The poll results displayed below are from various OPI members in Europe and North America, and as such they need to be contextualised accordingly.

We at shop-sa felt that they are worth sharing as there are interesting aspects for consideration relating to our own market dynamics.

Do print catalogues still have a future in the business supplies industry?

• Yes (77%)
• No (23%)

Is it important to have a managed print services strategy for SMB customers?

• Yes (65%)
• No (35%)

What is your strategy regarding the size of your outside sales teams?

• Decrease (46%)
• Keep the same (33%)
• Increase (21%)

What percentage of your white-collar staff have returned to working full-time in the office?

• 1-25% (30%)
• 26-50% (22%)
• 0% (16%)
• 100% (13%)
• 76-99% (9%)
• 51-75% (10%)

Compared with pre-COVID, how is your supply chain performing?

• Worse (77%)
• Better (15%)
• About the same (8%)

Do you think the back-to-school season will be …

• Worse than last year (62%)
• Really don’t know due to the pandemic (21%)
• Better than last year (12%)
• Same as last year (5%)

Dealers: what sales shifts have you seen during COVID-19?

• Considerable shift to jan/san and PPE categories (66%)
• All sales are down (31%)
• No change (3%)

Compared with six weeks ago, how do you feel about your business prospects for the remainder of 2020?

• More confident (43%)
• About the same (28%)
• Less confident (29%)

How confident are you that your business will still be operating this time next year?

• Very (52%)
• Reasonably (27%)
• Not very (16%)
• Not at all (5%)

Which of these best describes your year-on-year organic sales trend since the beginning of March?

• Minus 50%-79% (30%)
• Minus 30%-49% (23%)
• Minus 5%-29% (15%)
• Essentially flat (11%)
• Minus 80% or worse (11%)
• Plus 5%-15% (5%)
• Plus 15% or better (5%)

As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, has your company implemented a remote working policy?

• Yes (83%)
• No (17%)

Will the performance of your business in 2020 be affected by the coronavirus outbreak?

• Yes (67%)
• Too early to say (27%)
• No (6%)